William palmer clarke



, (No Model.)

W. P. GLARKE.

SGARF HOLDER.

No. 368,380. Patented Aug. 16, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM PALMER CLARKE, OF \VINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

SCARF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,380, dated August16. 1887.

(No model.)

application ofmy improved scarf-holder. Fig.-

2 is a side elevation of ablank from which the holder is formed. Fig. 3is a perspective view of the holder detached from the scarf; and Fig. 4shows the position of the holder relative to the collar and thecollar-button.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple device for holding thescarf securely in the position of use.

Myinvention consists in ascarf-holder made of a plate of metal havinghooks formed thereon for engaging the lower edge of the collar andprovided with aloop for receiving the collar-button.

The plate A, from which the scarf-holder is made, is cut from a sheet ofthin metal, all of the parts being formed integrally. The bar a, formingthe body of the holder, is slightly curved and tapered from the centertoward the ends, and at each end is provided with a downwardlyprojecting ear, I), and on the lower edge at the center is formed aloop, a, which converges towarditsouter end. \Vithin the loop is formedan apertured ear, (1. Opposite edges of the bar a are perforated toreceive the thread by which the scarf and covering of the scarf-holderare secured in place.

The plate A is curved to conform it to the neck, and the loop 0 and theears I) are turned upward parallel with the inner face of the plate,sufficient space being left between the ears b and the back of the bar ato receive the lower edge of the collar, and sufficient space being leftbetween the loop 0 and the back of the bar to receive the head ofthecollar'button c, as shown in Fig. 4.

The bar a will be inclosed in the material of the tie extending aroundthe neck of the wearer, and the scarf f will be attached to the front ofthe bar a by sewing.

For turn-down collars the arms of the holder maybe made shorter,and thehooks at the ends may be dispensed with.

It is obvious that the loop 0 and hooks b may be attached to the body ofthe holder by rivets. Therefore I do not limit my improvement to aholder having theloop, hooks,and body formed integrally in one piece.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A scarf holder consisting of a curved platehaving a central loop, 0. and end ears, b, the said loop and cars beingbent up approximately parallel with the inner surface of the said plate,substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the scarf f, of the scarf-holder, formed of thecurved plate A, having the loop a, and ears I), bent upward parallelwith the concave surface, substantially as shown and described.

\VM. PALMER CLARKE.

\Vi tnesses O. M. CLARKE, W. SWINFORD.

